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throws only two that the president can't hide from and harry reid cannot win on. that's why this is a mess. the president's response has been to attack republicans. to have no negotiations. the office bill clinton in 1995. >> newt, please. the president has been one of the most conciliatory negotiators over a period of time. and i have to correct my good friend. i was here during the passage of the affordable care act which went through regular order, which both houses, the senate and the house asked for republican input. asked for amendments. allowed them to have it. it went through what this has not gone through. the hearing process and as well, the mark-up process which technically, if you look at the morning show that's on abc that talks about how you do a bill cartoon. we went through the regular order. our speaker, speaker pelosi was an excellent leader. one, because the 111th congress was the busiest, most successful in terms of bills that helped the american people, including the g.i. bill that hemmed our returning iraq soldiers. >> what you call a success
throws only two that the president can't hide from and harry reid cannot win on. that's why this is a mess. the president's response has been to attack republicans. to have no negotiations. the office bill clinton in 1995. >> newt, please. the president has been one of the most conciliatory negotiators over a period of time. and i have to correct my good friend. i was here during the passage of the affordable care act which went through regular order, which both houses, the senate and the...
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this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some folks don't always have a ton of sympathy for government workers but he's certainly trying to show some there, as well. he will took this opportunity to really i think ratchet up a little bit of pressure on the house of representatives. he said there is some progress on the senate side. he said, but he also called the government shutdown completely unnecessary. he acknowledged, as well that there are certainly differences. and he said we stand a good chance, this is not a quote but just sort of broad strokes when he said we stand a good chance of defaulting
this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some...
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but harry reid, he has a "b" from the nra. he would love an "a" from the nra. he's pursued their endorsement in the past. this is a guy who i think is going to stop the assault weapons ban in the senate. i mean, let me put it this way he's not going to push for it. it's going to be much harder for the president to stake out a position and blame the republicans for being obstructionist on that because i think it will be clear that it won't get through the senate. with that said i don't know that the background checks will get through the house either. >> you don't think? >> i'm never surprised by how far to the right the republican members of the house are. >> the right to the majority of nra players. joe, does the nra win by losing, too? if gun show background checks and straw man purchaser die if the nra who is the only group that benefits along with gun sellers since newtown would they benefit by, quote raise reasonable gun control measures rather than holding the line of the status quo? >> i think the nra win no matter what. they won despite the massacre of
but harry reid, he has a "b" from the nra. he would love an "a" from the nra. he's pursued their endorsement in the past. this is a guy who i think is going to stop the assault weapons ban in the senate. i mean, let me put it this way he's not going to push for it. it's going to be much harder for the president to stake out a position and blame the republicans for being obstructionist on that because i think it will be clear that it won't get through the senate. with that...
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this is not a way to govern, there's glowing momentum for harry reid to act. even vice president joe biden said it's worth considering the nuclear option. and today, both barbara boxer and dianne fienstein join a growing number of senate democrats in support of the nuclear option. harry reid today said once again he is actively weighing the nuclear option. >> one of the leading advocates of filibuster reform. your mission if you choose to accept it, to convince me that this is not groundhog day. we played some tape of, says this has spent the majority leader's patient and we're going to -- >> we have had a lot of sentiment in the senate that we should try to restore the social contract. but unfortunately, each time we think we have that understanding, it's deeply abused and certainly in january of this year, mitch mcconnell promised and i quote, a return to the norms and traditions of the senate nominations. >> why would anyone think he was telling the truth? everyone who saw that who's been following this, knows that's the thing he says before swiftly embarki
this is not a way to govern, there's glowing momentum for harry reid to act. even vice president joe biden said it's worth considering the nuclear option. and today, both barbara boxer and dianne fienstein join a growing number of senate democrats in support of the nuclear option. harry reid today said once again he is actively weighing the nuclear option. >> one of the leading advocates of filibuster reform. your mission if you choose to accept it, to convince me that this is not...
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>> i think if enough nevadans tell harry reid they want something done about assault weapons, harry reid will do something about assault weapons. the bottom line is it's a matter of public opinion. it's a matter of what the public is going to demand. the nra does not represent the public. they don't even represent most nra members. so i don't think that harry reid or anyone else needs to be timid around these legislative bullies. i'm hoping that we go for it, we go big. of course, if we go big, we still probably can get some good things, maybe we can't get an assault weapon ban now but i think that eventually, we can even get that. of course, let me tell you, i own a gun. i don't want to see people's guns taken away. i'm against gun confiscation 100%, believe in the second amendment, but i believe we can have a balance between gun violence provision -- prevention and the right to own a gun. that's the reason why i think the president released the photo, to show that he's not anti-gun, he's against murder. he's against these extreme shootings that have happened and believes that we can ha
>> i think if enough nevadans tell harry reid they want something done about assault weapons, harry reid will do something about assault weapons. the bottom line is it's a matter of public opinion. it's a matter of what the public is going to demand. the nra does not represent the public. they don't even represent most nra members. so i don't think that harry reid or anyone else needs to be timid around these legislative bullies. i'm hoping that we go for it, we go big. of course, if we...
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this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is tough. he's very tough, he's very wiley. he figured out a way to get this done. if you look at the deal dana bash has been reporting we've been talking about since yesterday, it is essentially a white flag. the only thing that's in it is an anti-fraud measure on obama care which basically everybody can agree toe. >> who can oppose that? >> who can oppose that? the republicans in the house have marched themselves right over to the point of irrelevancy where effectively after two weeks of this wolf, it didn't matter what they did. we wound up with a deal that they could have had on day one. and they've los
this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is...
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harry reid is saying no, we want a clean c.r. and then we will vote on it. so it is going to be tabled again, and then we will be back at it from scratch. one thing to look for, is what the moderates and the republicans caucus end up doing, by moderates i'm talking about people who have patiently gong along with the conservatives with the speaker of the house, voting for these that are put before the house, when just a week ago, there were about 25 of them that said < , we just have to send a budget that they will pass. and lit be interesting to see if they have more sway in the morning. >> michael, you know this game all too well. the back and forth, there's bitterness and anger. who is going to blink first? >> well, ted cruz sent out a tweet tonight, thomas, that just said #don't blink. but in fact, it is the president who hasn't bringed. it is harry reid who has not blinked and they are controlling how long we will go on with this. the fact is, the senate can keep tabling what the house sends them if it is not clean, the president isn't going to sign anyt
harry reid is saying no, we want a clean c.r. and then we will vote on it. so it is going to be tabled again, and then we will be back at it from scratch. one thing to look for, is what the moderates and the republicans caucus end up doing, by moderates i'm talking about people who have patiently gong along with the conservatives with the speaker of the house, voting for these that are put before the house, when just a week ago, there were about 25 of them that said < , we just have to send...
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telling harry reid they were going to do they're not going to honor any kind of promise here they're hopeless idealogue nuts out of control there's no adult supervision of this party right now and you have bob dole telling them look guys you are destroying the party with your craziness with your inane craziness they don't even listen to a guy like bob dole so this point it's nuclear option it's all the way that's what they need to do and we don't want to hear obama saying you know what by golly just cross this line in the sand one more time and then move the line and hey cross it this time that's what we have a president that does constantly and it is killing democracy and harry reid harry need to step down he's a waste of space in that office has to say we have a bad case of lucy in the football syndrome here. we certainly do in the minute we have left what would you suggest our viewers be doing about this i would you know i would think about at the very least calling harry reid's office or calling your senators office and say you know time to blow up the filibuster yeah i think the
telling harry reid they were going to do they're not going to honor any kind of promise here they're hopeless idealogue nuts out of control there's no adult supervision of this party right now and you have bob dole telling them look guys you are destroying the party with your craziness with your inane craziness they don't even listen to a guy like bob dole so this point it's nuclear option it's all the way that's what they need to do and we don't want to hear obama saying you know what by golly...
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since harry reid promised he would bring that to the floor to vote hasn't stated a reason. i don't know what the reason is, and no one can explain it, but the good news out of the white house position on the executive order is that they point to the senate, they point to the house and say they should act. we say we agree. we would love for the white house legislative team to lobby aggressively with harry reid to bring up that vote. we think there is important public education when you hold a vote. a great debate that is 90% of americans mistakenly believe this has already passed congress. we have public education to do and that senate vote would help. >> john: the lobbying could be just a phone call to harry reid. is there renewed urgency with the sequester about it take place with the fear of the layoff of federal employees. >> we know as you covered at the top of your show there will be 10s of thousand of federal contractors laid off from their jobs, and we want to make sure that no one is laid off for discriminatory reasons. we've had federal policies in form of federal
since harry reid promised he would bring that to the floor to vote hasn't stated a reason. i don't know what the reason is, and no one can explain it, but the good news out of the white house position on the executive order is that they point to the senate, they point to the house and say they should act. we say we agree. we would love for the white house legislative team to lobby aggressively with harry reid to bring up that vote. we think there is important public education when you hold a...
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tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we getting paid for this? >>> is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist dr. jeffrey gardere on lance armstrong's bizarre performance last night. >> good to have you with us tonight, folks. thanks for watching. republicans surrendered today in one of his biggest fights. president obama warned republicans about taking the debt ceiling hostage. it looks like they heard the message. >> the financial well-being of the american people is not leverage to be used. the full faith and credit of the united states of america is not a bargaining chip. and they better choose quickly because time is rung short. >> republicans made their choice during a gop retr
tonight, my message to senator harry reid. plus the american people are getting ripped off by a congress that just isn't working. congressman rick nolan, there 30 years ago. he is back now and he can't believe the difference. he is wondering, are we getting paid for this? >>> is it really an admission of guilt if you don't show any remorse? >> it did not even feel wrong? >> no. it's scary. >> did you feel bad about it? >> no. even scarier. >> psychologist...
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and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules. >> michael: here is cruz's response. >> i wasn't aware we were in a schoolyard -- >> there is either an objection or no objection. >> mr. president i object. >> michael: jack is he doing -- he is not a popular senator right now, and it's no secret he is not popular with his own caucus or the democrats. is he sort of a thorn in the side of the republican party right now? >> if a man is not popular in the united states senator that means he is a, doing the right thing, and b, serving his country. barack obama was running for president before he was ever elected to the senate. he started during the convention with kerry in '04 when he was still a state sena
and senator harry reid he'll listen to senator harry reid in exchange with ted cruz in the senate. >> my friend from texas is like a schoolyard bully. he pushes everybody around and is losing, and instead of playing the game according to rules, he not only takes the ball home with him, but changes the rules. that one no one wins except the bully who tries to indicate to people he has one. we're asking republicans to play by the rules. >> michael: here is cruz's response. >> i...
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>> the only people talking about default are the people like harry reid. >> no, no. your party has been talking about default. >> if we have a debt ceiling, let's take that opportunity to do something. so you won't default. >> nobody is talking about defaulting. >> what if we don't accede to your demands? >> if you're talking about that, something the american people -- >> you've listed the demands. what if we don't do what you require? >> it would bring in regulatory -- >> let's get real, man. what happens if we don't do what you say here. >> can i bring up a radical idea for a second? it just breaks out of the whole current system. harry reid could announce tomorrow morning that the senate will pass the key stone pipeline. and the senate will pass the repeal to the tax devices. and when it came out of the senate, you know the house will pass it. the president could announce he would sign it. that would be a step toward a cleaner debt ceiling. and you can say, gee, we both won. they got two of the major goals. there are lots of ways to do this. there's no way to do
>> the only people talking about default are the people like harry reid. >> no, no. your party has been talking about default. >> if we have a debt ceiling, let's take that opportunity to do something. so you won't default. >> nobody is talking about defaulting. >> what if we don't accede to your demands? >> if you're talking about that, something the american people -- >> you've listed the demands. what if we don't do what you require? >> it...
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harry reid refused to bring it up. president owes congress a report because medicare is spending out of the general fund 45% what it is paid for benefits. that required by law and 15 days after he submits a budget he has to submit a report to fix it. four years he hasn't done that. we should be demanding of this president to follow lawsuit on. >> neil: you voted for this cliff deal in the senate. do you think you will be held to pay for that? >> in the end my evaluation. >> neil: are people saying there might be a party challenge to you? >> obviously, there are conservatives not happy with me. >> neil: are they saying you disappointed them? >> i say i was voting to protect 99% of americans to get their income taxes increased and i denied $4 trillion that was going to be misspent to increase spending, increase the size of government to increase government's control over our lives. i think the cause of the problem is the size of government. it's not the perfect way of limiting the size of government. i didn't want to see
harry reid refused to bring it up. president owes congress a report because medicare is spending out of the general fund 45% what it is paid for benefits. that required by law and 15 days after he submits a budget he has to submit a report to fix it. four years he hasn't done that. we should be demanding of this president to follow lawsuit on. >> neil: you voted for this cliff deal in the senate. do you think you will be held to pay for that? >> in the end my evaluation. >>...
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let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his constituents in nevada wants. and of course in nevada they're very much pro gun. and he is very much pro gun himself. it is very unlikely that he's well to support an assault weapons ban. but he was also talking about background checks. let's hear what he said about that. >> everyone acknowledged that we should have universal background checks. i support the second amendment but you can do things like that. >> michael, what are your thoughts. do you think harry reid will take the lead on gun control? >> i don't think he'll take the lead, but he's the smartest politician out there. i don't have any problems say
let's move on to harry reid because harry reid has been asked about gun patrol. control. he has been asked by george stephanopoulos. and here's what he had to say about it. >> would you vote for it? >> i didn't vote for the assault weapons last time because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> now here is the important thing to remember about harry reid. he's facing a little bit of a conundrum because there is what is good for the country and what his...
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ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for it last night because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i'm willing to criticize him say he hasn't read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayor. she's been in a shooting. she knows why she needs this. let's support the president and get some things done. >> however, momentum does seem to be building behindmost of the president's proposals. "wall street journal" saying the senate democrats include a bill limiting magazine clips and universal background checks despite continuing opposition of the nra. >> it's a fraud to call it universal. it is never going to be universal. the criminals aren't going to comply with it. they could care less. >>> and factor this one in. an ad by mayors against illegal guns ran during the super bowl. it pointed out that the nra once supported closing the so-called gun show loophole. >> the nra once supported background checks. >> we think it's reasonable to provide manda
ryeback had strong words for harry reid who would not commit to supporting an asaumt weapons ban. >> i didn't vote for it last night because it didn't make sense but i'll take a look at it. >> how can harry reid, a fellow democrat and i'm willing to criticize him say he hasn't read the bill. mayor dianne feinstein has been a mayor. she's been in a shooting. she knows why she needs this. let's support the president and get some things done. >> however, momentum does seem to be...
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harry reid was on the senate floor as you probably heard. he indicated he may be talking with mitch mcconnell later today, and he said that he was confident there might be some kind of deal in the works or that republicans may relent and give them the clean debt ceiling bill and the clean continuing resolution bill they have been seeking, but it's all very much in the air. but at least we can report at this point, miguel, that things have settled down outside the white house, although i can tell you that there are some vehicles going down pennsylvania avenue, park police vehicles, with their sirens on in case you're hearing some of that noise. >> we can hear that. >> reporter: but for the most part things have settled down here. >> these protests though are very emotional obviously. the veterans, many groups have not been happy with this administration and have expressed their concerns with them. they have been growing over the days. there were world war ii vets that went owe the memorial to begin with. congressmen went out there to open the
harry reid was on the senate floor as you probably heard. he indicated he may be talking with mitch mcconnell later today, and he said that he was confident there might be some kind of deal in the works or that republicans may relent and give them the clean debt ceiling bill and the clean continuing resolution bill they have been seeking, but it's all very much in the air. but at least we can report at this point, miguel, that things have settled down outside the white house, although i can...
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we are not getting it from harry reid or senate democrats or president obama. that's why we are here because there is no compromise from the democrats. >> the democrats aren't coming with a pie in the sky wish list like the republicans. senator cruz and now the house republicans, they have their fantasy draft of legislation. and that's fine. but it's just a fantasy. harry reid is not coming and saying we're going to shut down the government unless you pass the president's gun safety bill and unless you pass be pre-kindergarten program and the increase in the minimum wage. these are all things adearly love but they are on my christmas wish list not a hostage taking list. this is not the way to run government. >> here's what i have done -- if i were advising harry reid this afternoon i would have said let's strip out the military pay portion of this thing, let's don't give that to the house and send this clean cr back to the house without the military pay and see if they want to go to the wall on this thing. i bet the house would have caved at that point. >> they
we are not getting it from harry reid or senate democrats or president obama. that's why we are here because there is no compromise from the democrats. >> the democrats aren't coming with a pie in the sky wish list like the republicans. senator cruz and now the house republicans, they have their fantasy draft of legislation. and that's fine. but it's just a fantasy. harry reid is not coming and saying we're going to shut down the government unless you pass the president's gun safety bill...
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that is of course, mitch mcconnell and senator harry reid, the majority leader, negotiations are now between the two of them and it looks like that is where the deal is going to germinate, the question is always as to whether house republicans will go along. >> this week some poll numbers suggested historic lows for republicans in terms of favorability. what kind of role are poll numbers and public pressure playing at this point in the process? >> well, they are playing different roles on different people within the republican party. people who are looking at the national prospects of the republican party are horrified by these numbers, they are not surprised by them, they said this is what would happen if republicans took the confrontation route and closed the government down, it has happened. now, individual republican members, they are largely indifferent to these polls, what they are hearing from is their districts which tend to be very republican, very conservative. they are saying right on. stand tough. people who look nationally through the republican party know the party is i
that is of course, mitch mcconnell and senator harry reid, the majority leader, negotiations are now between the two of them and it looks like that is where the deal is going to germinate, the question is always as to whether house republicans will go along. >> this week some poll numbers suggested historic lows for republicans in terms of favorability. what kind of role are poll numbers and public pressure playing at this point in the process? >> well, they are playing different...
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senate majority leader harry reid has his hand on the button. frustrated after five years of unprecedented republican obstruction, aided specifically by historic manipulation of the filibuster, senate democrats are set to use the so-called nuclear option today and may forever change the way business is done in the united states congress. this was senator reid just hours ago? >> the american people believe congress is broken. the american people believe the senate is broken. i believe the american people are right. during this congress, the 113th congress, the united states wasted an unprecedented amount of time on procedural hurdles and partisan obstruction. time to change the senate before this institution becomes obsolete. >> in a receipt or cal twist worthy of cirque du soleil he managed to link to failures of obama care saying washington is broken and democrats are trying to distract from obama kamplt the showdown come as senate republicans mostly flbd three of president obama's nominees. not because of their views or qualifications but in a
senate majority leader harry reid has his hand on the button. frustrated after five years of unprecedented republican obstruction, aided specifically by historic manipulation of the filibuster, senate democrats are set to use the so-called nuclear option today and may forever change the way business is done in the united states congress. this was senator reid just hours ago? >> the american people believe congress is broken. the american people believe the senate is broken. i believe the...
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harry reid tries to redouble the bet and now i actually want you to roll back the sequester. at some point you have to understand this is a profound fight over the size of the federal government, the size of the federal deficit, and whether or not washington is going to run the whole country incompetently as it has with the health.gov. amazon and google, the u.s. government can't figure out how to put up a site you can go to? this is a sign of how fundamentally incompetent the bureaucracy is. >> some of the states have done a little better actually than the federal website has done. i want to play you quickly in reference to the gop brand, which we do know in polls has at least taken a current hit, and something i asked senator ted cruz last week. >> do you think you have hurt the republican party brand? >> not remotely. >> is this man being unfairly targeted by colleagues as well as by democrats? and do you think the tea party or those who ascribe to tea party values has an outsized influence right now in the republican party? >> ted cruz is a very aggressive articulator of
harry reid tries to redouble the bet and now i actually want you to roll back the sequester. at some point you have to understand this is a profound fight over the size of the federal government, the size of the federal deficit, and whether or not washington is going to run the whole country incompetently as it has with the health.gov. amazon and google, the u.s. government can't figure out how to put up a site you can go to? this is a sign of how fundamentally incompetent the bureaucracy is....
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and the sense that we're getting today, candy, as you know, senate majority leader harry reid and top senate democratic leaders were here at the white house. but that followed a very important meeting that occurred yesterday between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that is essentially the first time these two leaders have met over these negotiations to reopen the government and to raise the nation's debt ceiling. there is another meeting expected later today although one is not scheduled at this point. interesting to note, candy, one new development in all of this, we're hearing from senate republicans who are saying that senate majority leader harry reid is insisting on change tooz the sequester as part of a larger deal to reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling. of course, republicans are balking at that at this point. that is not a good sign as to where negotiations are headed. as you know, candy, reid is taking a harder position at this point. he is driving a hard bargain. >> he is, sequester being the forced budget cuts. has the white house farmed this out to the
and the sense that we're getting today, candy, as you know, senate majority leader harry reid and top senate democratic leaders were here at the white house. but that followed a very important meeting that occurred yesterday between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that is essentially the first time these two leaders have met over these negotiations to reopen the government and to raise the nation's debt ceiling. there is another meeting expected later today although one is not scheduled at this...
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harry reid the democrats in the senate are the problem right now. i think the nra what would challenge it. >> bill: one part of the new york law that got my attention was that those weasels up in the journal in west thessalonianser county, the news journal whatever it is is, they can't print names and addresses anymore. >> that's right. >> bill: along with tough gun law says can't print names if they object to it. >> on a go forward basis that's a no. no. >> bill: megyn kelly knows what a lugar is. >> learn something every day. >> bill: why is president obama pushing a ban on assault rifles if he has no chance of passing in t. in congress. laura ingraham caught up in a big controversy saying collin powell coordinate with the white house to talk about race. those reports after these messages. >> bill: personal story segment tonight, we would like to introduce you to a brand new fox news contributor, another wild conservative guy. here he is from washington, d.c. former congressman dennis kucinich. wow, what a conversion. congressman, how did that hap
harry reid the democrats in the senate are the problem right now. i think the nra what would challenge it. >> bill: one part of the new york law that got my attention was that those weasels up in the journal in west thessalonianser county, the news journal whatever it is is, they can't print names and addresses anymore. >> that's right. >> bill: along with tough gun law says can't print names if they object to it. >> on a go forward basis that's a no. no. >> bill:...
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therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's when we had split government. in 1977 -- could i have another minute? the speaker pro tempore: the gentleman is recognized for one minute. mr. kingston: in 1977, 9 government shut down three separate times. and the democrats controlled the house, the democrats controlled the senate and there was a democrat in the white house. indeed, over the history of the last 25 years, there have been a number of government shutdowns. until the senate, the house and the white house sat down and negotiated. and that's all we're saying tonight. is you know what? we understan
therefore maybe harry reid should sit down with speaker boehner. maybe the president of the united states can interrupt his negotiations with the iranians and come talk to the americans, i.e., republican americans. i think it would be a good thing. this again, mr. speaker, this will be our third attempt to work with the harry reid democrats to keep the government open but i want to say this also say this.nds on i want to let me mention, we had 17 shutdowns since 1976 and some might say, that's...
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harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this -- "the only way we'll get rid of the filibuster is if it continues to be abused." hello. with over 380 filibusters in recent years it's shocking that reid would come back and trust republicans not to abuse the filibuster. he knows better. what's going on here? >> back in may harry reid apologized to senators jeff mercury and tom udall for blocking their original filibuster reform bill in twtd. >> if there were ever a time where tom udall and jeff americaly were prophetic it's tonight. these two fine young senators said it was time to change the r
harry reid knows that. and he tried to explain away his failure earlier today by telling the "washington post" wonkblog, "i'm not personally at this stage ready to get rid of the 60-vote fleshhold. with the history of the senate, we have to understand that the senate isn't and shouldn't be like the house." well, it's obvious that reid is more interested in protecting the senate tradition than moving the country forward. that's my read on it. he went on to say this --...
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having mitch mcconnell and harry reid indicate the possibility of a deal is high up negotiations. i think that was very well received. have also been assuming, at least recently, that a deal would come at the 11th hour. that is what has happened historically in the u.s. with these type of budget crises over the last several years. i think that's what a are seeing an open for. that said, the president has made clear that the risk is real. they will be watching to see if that rhetoric changes today and they will watch to see what kind of rhetoric comes out of the house. host: jeff mason, washington white house correspondent, thank you. guest: my pleasure. host: let's go to detroit michigan, independent caller. caller: good morning, i want to make a comment -- the november elections are coming and the family would not vote for any incumbent, only freshman. the viewers and colors and listeners should be clear about this. downve a governmental shut -- i think they are a bunch of fickle criminals and this is affecting the unions, our pets, our children, our retirees, our mothers, our fa
having mitch mcconnell and harry reid indicate the possibility of a deal is high up negotiations. i think that was very well received. have also been assuming, at least recently, that a deal would come at the 11th hour. that is what has happened historically in the u.s. with these type of budget crises over the last several years. i think that's what a are seeing an open for. that said, the president has made clear that the risk is real. they will be watching to see if that rhetoric changes...
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>> it's not just harry reid, it's four or five democrats in his caucus. all of us, whether we're label, greens, students fighting student debt that is extraordinary or consumers, there's no consumer financial protection bureau director confirmed. we need to stand up together and say to democrats which side are you on? if you don't fight for the president's nominees now, in the next two months, you have no use to us. there are democrats who have said to us how will i get my funding for my next election? we say to them you're not going to get your votes for the next election. you're done. >> wow. it's come to that. there's such a level of frustration amongst progressive workers in this country, you're almost threatening lawmakers to move on this. >> wouldn't be threatening. it would be about democracy democracy means we can run primaries, too. if they don't step up and have a 21st century democracy where we can get up or down votes on the president's nominees, what use are they? it's not just the republicans here. democrats need to decide which side are the
>> it's not just harry reid, it's four or five democrats in his caucus. all of us, whether we're label, greens, students fighting student debt that is extraordinary or consumers, there's no consumer financial protection bureau director confirmed. we need to stand up together and say to democrats which side are you on? if you don't fight for the president's nominees now, in the next two months, you have no use to us. there are democrats who have said to us how will i get my funding for my...
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let's take harry reid, who has coward before the gun lobby if harry reid thinks it's gun lobbyists who got him back in the election, he's nuts. he lost the male vote. it was the obama coalition of union voters, young voters who put harry reid back in office. people like harry reid give the gun lobby far too much credit. >> sam, what's your reaction to that? >> they say the same thing, that the nra has trumped that. and the only thing i would add to that is this. we've seen a lot of recent pollings, specifically background checks, and it's universally popular. i don't see any other issue polling at 90% popularity. if you read specific issues it might dip. this is a noncontroversial bill. it would be surprising to me if democrats felt concerned or nervous about voting for it and i think harry reid recognized that and that's why he's going forward with this in the baseline bill. >> according to "the washington post," these individual gun safety measures have overwhelming support with the public. you know, they have 6 in 10 people, 57% support a been on assault weapons, a majority, obvious
let's take harry reid, who has coward before the gun lobby if harry reid thinks it's gun lobbyists who got him back in the election, he's nuts. he lost the male vote. it was the obama coalition of union voters, young voters who put harry reid back in office. people like harry reid give the gun lobby far too much credit. >> sam, what's your reaction to that? >> they say the same thing, that the nra has trumped that. and the only thing i would add to that is this. we've seen a lot of...
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not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got nothing done in the congress, and if harry reid was a true leader of the american people in which they voted for obama, they voted for the democrats in the senate, he would have done this two years ago. he was just using this as a fear tactic. he does not host: have the courage to do it. host:-- he does not have the courage to do it. host: thank you. a few more headlines this morning -- host: more headlines -- host: one more headline -- host: we will be talking about the affordable health care act later in the show. minutethis is a 50- meeting in the
not thinks, i do harry reid has the courage to do that. if he did, he would have done it when he first went into office. he is up for a midterm election. and the republicans have totally abused the process. nothing is being done in the senate. this rule has been around for a long time. but the democrats have never abused it to this point or they never used it hardly at all. republicans in the right wings and the tea party that have totally brought down the government, have not get -- have got...
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harry reid tabling this motion. we have already been told by harry reid's aid that that's exactly what they are going to do. it will take about 15 minutes and by 10:00 it will be right back in john boehner's lap with two hours to go before a potential shutdown. >> and then what? >> i don't know. anything from john boehner saying to cool it, or them sticking to their guns, to a full scale revolt. you have a deeply divided conference there between the tea party and the, quote unquote, establishment wing. >> mike, let me ask you this, you have been covering this for a long time. we have had partship in american politics forever. the process is the president is supposed to put a budget proposal out. what is so broken? >> we use these terms interchangeably, and the budget is very important because it provides an outline for how the money is going to get spent. but the money isn't actually spent until it is appropriated. and on october 1st, as you know, it is the beginning of a new fiscal year, and there are 12 appropriat
harry reid tabling this motion. we have already been told by harry reid's aid that that's exactly what they are going to do. it will take about 15 minutes and by 10:00 it will be right back in john boehner's lap with two hours to go before a potential shutdown. >> and then what? >> i don't know. anything from john boehner saying to cool it, or them sticking to their guns, to a full scale revolt. you have a deeply divided conference there between the tea party and the, quote unquote,...